Plow.



W. H. YOUNGr PLOW.

APPLlcAHoN FILED P58116. |911,

Patented Oct. 23, 19W.

2 VSHEETS-SHEET 1.

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FLOW.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. I9l7.

L; Patented oet. 23,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Wirte smrtsrartnrorifice.

. WILLIAM H. YOUNG, or NEWTON, KANSAS.

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To all whom t may concern.' I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, -in the county `of Harveyand State of Kansas, have invented ycertain new yand useful Improvements in Flows;v and I do hereby declare lthe following to be a full,

olear,fand exact description of the invention, .p

such as will enable 4others skilled in the art to whichrit appertains to make and use the Y the lower rear downturned ends of whichl are connected a plurality of groundA loosening shovels or blades which are adapted to loosen the ground so that it may be planted with wheat, oats, or the like, or particularly for the planting of wheat where it is de sired to retain the stubble on the surface of the ground, for the purpose of preventing wind from blowing away `the loose soil, and also for facilitating the holding of snow lupon the surface of the ground and aiding in the retaining of moisture, all of which adds to the producing ground. l

Another object of this invention lis to proproperties of the Vvide a plow structure as specified `whichincludes an arch axle, upon the spindle endsof which are mounted the usual type of sup-Y porting wheels, and to provide a supporting structure to which a plurality of plow beams Y are pivotally connected. iThe rear ends of the plow beams are 'positionedslidably be f tween a pair of guides, which guides are carried by ya pair of rods and held in proper spaced relation to' each other by means of Vspacing collars.

A further object of the invention is to provide'a series of hand levers carried by the uppermost of said rods and connected to said plow beams through the medium A of a pair of pivoted arms, for raising or lowering any one of the plow beams independently of movement of the other, andfurther to provide a pair of hand levers which are carried by the arch axle and 'connected to the uppermost of said rods for raising all of said plow beams in unison.

A further object of this invention is to provide a chain, which is connected tothe sides ofthe supporting' structure', and to the central one of said plow' beams for preventspecificati@ of Letters raient raten-ted oct. as, iai "t, Applicationniearebriiary 16,1917.- seriai i\i .'149,01t. i

ing lateral shifting 'or swinging rmovement ofthe beams. i

"lvVifththe foregoing and other 'objects iii:

View, this invention 'consists in lsuch fno'v'el featuresfof construction, combination and' arrangement -of parts, as will 'be hereinafter more l'fully described', illustrated in the 'ac-- compa-ny-ingfdrawvings and l'claimed'.

In `describing the invention .in detail reflike *or corresponding'fparts throughout 'theseveral views, andin which r- Figure l is 'top plan view of the' proved plow;

Fig. 2 yis =a side having 'one of the moved;

Fig. Bis Fig. 4 is a section Fig. 3; and

Va Setta-)i1 through the piow;

on the line of Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section illusf trating o ne of the lever' constructions.

Referring more partici-'ilarlyl to the vdrawelevation lof the plow i supporting wheels reerence will'be had to the accompanying drawings whereinvlilre characters designateY ings, l desigi'iatesthe arch axlefof the plow Y structure upon the spindle" ends of which are'mounted the usual type ofsupportin'g' wheels 2. The axle lcariies a pair of ba'r's 3 connected thereto and extending forwardly therefrom, the forward ends of whichbars are connected to the side rails et. of the supporting frame ofthe plow struc-v ture; 'A bar- 5 extends laterally across the front end of the supporting trarne Yofthe plow structure and' it is' preferably formed integrally with the side railsv 4t, being twisted asfshownfat' 6 so as to' position' the `bar 5 in a horizontal plane. VThel bar 5 has plurality of jineiiibers 7 connected thereto in 4any suitable manner as shown at 8, each ofl whichme'rnbers are provided with a pair of spaced ears 9 to' whichplow' beams 10 are pivotally" connected. The plow beams l0y extend rearwardly of the bar- 5` ico and they have their rear ends curved downv wardl'yl as shown at 11, as is ordin'aryin the construction of plow' beams.

rear lower ends of the beains l0 in any y v The f `plow i blades or bottoms l2 areattached to the larly toa culti-vater shovel, being provided for loosening the scil'w'ithout'turnin'g the same. l

A pair of vertically extending bars ity are abovejand below' the side ra1s,fa's clearly- Y iio attached to the side nails',l 4 and they extend shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Rods 15 and 16 are carried by the bars 14 and'extend transversely across the plow supporting frame, the bar 15 being positioned directly above the bar 16. A plurality of spaced guide bars 17 are carried by the rods 15 and 16 and these spaced guide bars form guides for the plow beams which are positioned between each pair of the bars 17, as clearly shown in F ig. 4 of the drawings. rIhebars 17 are held in proper spaced relation upon the rods and 16 by spacing collars 18.

Positioned between the upper ends of each pair of guide bars 17 and pivotally mounted 3 upon the rod 15 is a hand lever 19 which has the usual type of deg mechanism 2O carried thereby for coaction with a quadrant 21.

` rlhe quadrant 21 is formed upon the upper end of one of the bars 17. Each oi the levers 19 has a cam-like enlargement 22 formed thereon, to which is pivotally connected` aV pair of bars 23. The bars 23 are in turn pivotally connected as shown at 24 to the beams 10, so that the beams may be raised or lowered by the operation of the hand lever 19. v

So that all of the shovels or beams may be raised in unison, a pair of hand levers 25 are provided. rlhese hand levers 25 are pivotally mounted upon the arch axle 1 and they have dog mechanisms 26 carried thereby, for coaction with quadrants 27. The quadrants 27 are formed upon the rear upper edges oi bars 28. The bars 28 are keyed to the axle 1 as shown at 29, and their forward ends are connected to a rod 30. The rod 30 extends transversely across the plow and is supported by suitable upstanding brackets 31 which are carried by the bars 3. Upstanding rearwardly extending projections 32 are formed upon the levers 25 and they have bars 33 pivotally connected thereto. The bars or plates 33 are in turn connected to the rod 15 so that when the hand levers 25 are raised or lowered, both the rods 15 and 16 and consequently all of the plow beams will be raised in unison.

A. chain or flexible member is connected as shown at 41 to the bars 3 and through the medium or a lap ring 42 to the central beam 10 so as to prevent lateral or sidewise shifting all of the plow beams with respect to the bars 3 andv 4.

rlhe bar 5 has a pair of forwardly extending bars 43 connected thereto, to which is swivelly connected a front truck structure 44. The truck structure 44 may have either a long or short tongue as indicated at 45 connected thereto, as desired, this feature depending upon the desires of the person manufacturing the implement. Y

The usual type of seat 46, employed in agricultural implements is supported by the ordinary type of standard 47, and it is positioned so that the operator seated upon the seat can conveniently reach all of the hand 1ewers.

When it is desired to transport the plow from one field to another, the levers 25 Vallows the plows to be lembedded into the ground for loosening of the soil, andV preparing the same for a seed bed. By the operation of the levers 19, any one oi' theV plows may be raised independently of movement of any one of the other plows which is particularly advantageous in cases where; stumps, roots, rocks orL the like are found in the iield being plowed. Y y

If it is so desired, certain of the plowv bottoms 12 may be. disconnected from their beams, and the usual typeoiz listers substi-v tuted in lieuV thereof, for example an Vordinary lister could be connectedto the central beam 10 and to the outermost beam 10, thereby leaving shovels or plows to loosen up the middles between the rows of grain planted. Y

F rom the foregoing description taken i1 Y connection with the accom )anying drawings the advantages of construction and of the method oi operation of the improved plow will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains and, while in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be undery stood that certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement ot parts may be altered to suit practical conditions provided such alterations are compre-V hended within the scope of what is claimed..

What is claimed is: 1. In a plow structure, theconibination, of an arch axle, a supporting frame, braces connecting said arch axle and said supporting frame, a pair of laterally extending rods Y carried by the rear end of said supporting frame, a plurality of plow beams pivotally connected to the front end of said supporting frame, a plurality of pairs of guide bars carried by said rod, said plow beams extending between said guide bars.

2. ln a plow structure, the combination, of an arch axle, a supporting frame, braces connecting said arch axle and said supporting frame, a pair oi laterally extending rods carried by the rear end of said supporting frame, a plurality or' plow beams pivotally connected to the front end of said supporting frame, a plurality of pairs of guide bars carried by said rod, said plow beams extending between said guide bars, a plurality` oi" hand levers mounted upon the upperi most of said laterally extending rods, cam:-

like extensions formed upon said levers, arms pivotally connected to said extensions and to said plow beams for raising or lowering the plow beams upon pivotal movement of the levers. y

3. In a plow structure, the combination, of an arch axle, a supporting frame, braces connecting said arch axle and said supporting frame, a pair of laterally extending rods carried by therear end of said supporting frame, a plurality of plow beams pivotally connected to the front end of said supporting frame, a plurality of pairs of guide bars carried by said rod, said plow beams extending between said guide bars, a plurality of hand levers mounted upon the-uppermost of said laterally extending rods, cam-like extensions formed vupon said y levers, arms pivotally connected to said eX- tensions and to said plow beams for raising or lowering the plow beams upon pivotal movement of the levers,y and means for raising all of said plow beams in unison.

l. In a plow structure, the combination, oi an arch axle, a supporting frame, braces connecting said arch axle and said supporting frame, a pair of laterally extending rods carried by the rear end of said supporting frame, a plurality of plow beams pivotally connected to the front end of said Supporting frame, a plurality of pairs of guide bars carried by said rod, said plow beams extending between said guide bars, a plurality of hand levers mounted upon the uppermost of said laterally extending rods, cam-like extensions formed upon said levers,

arms pivotally connected to said extensions and to said plow beams for raising or lowering the plow beams upon pivotal movement of the levers, a hand lever pivotally carried by said supporting axle, an extenin unison upon pivotal movement of thek last mentioned hand levers.

5. In a plow structure, the combination, of an arch axle, a supporting frame, braces connecting said arch axle and said supporting frame, a pair of laterally extending rods carried by the rear end of said supporting frame, a plurality of plow beams pivotally connected to the front end of said supporting frame, a plurality of pairs of guide bars carried by said rod, said. plow beams extending between said guide bars, a plurality of hand levers mounted upon the 'uppermost of said laterally extending rods, cam-like extensions formed 'upon said levers, arms pivotally connected to said extensions and to lsaid plow beams for raising or lowering the plow beams upon pivotal movement ofthe levers, a4 hand lever 'pivotally carried by said supporting axle, an extension formed upon and extending upwardly and rearwardly from .the pivot of said levers, a bar connected to said extension and to the uppermost of said laterally extending rods for moving all of said plow beams in unison uponpivotal movement of the last mentioned hand levers, andilexible members connected to said brace bars and to the central of said beams for preventing lateral shifting of the beams.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature i two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. YOUNG.

in presence of' I I'Vitnesses C. H. YOUNG, Wl W. REGIER.

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